Day: 25 September 2023

XPO Logistics offers full basic pay for paternity leave as part of a range of family-friendly policies introduced in the UK and Ireland

Stuart Mitchell

XPO, a leading provider of innovative and sustainable transport and logistics solutions in Europe, has significantly enhanced the amount of paid paternity leave in the UK and Ireland, with colleagues receiving up to two weeks of full pay. The policy applies to new parents, either by birth or through adoption. Despite paternity being the legally identified name for this type of leave, it will apply to all colleagues in any relationship regardless of how they identify. Enhancing this paid leave to include the full basic pay ensures the family can…

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University Of Arts Students Help Belvoir Farm Design Limited Edition Woodland Trust Bottles

Stuart Mitchell

Belvoir Farm has worked with designers of the future from College of Communication, University of Arts, to design limited edition bottles that showcase the premium soft drinks company’s partnership with the Woodland Trust. The new designs, which put nature front and centre, will help raise awareness of UK biodiversity and woodland protection, and will be on supermarket and retailers’ shelves for consumers to enjoy from September. Strengthening its conservation values and commitment to the countryside, Leicestershire-based Belvoir Farm announced its partnership with the UK’s leading woodland conservation charity earlier this…

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Lem-uhn becomes the first PR agency in the UK to launch a Work From Anywhere scheme

Stuart Mitchell

UK-based PR agency Lem-uhn announces its Work From Anywhere scheme becoming the first PR agency in the UK to announce a scheme. The feel-good PR agency’s policy allows employees to work outside the United Kingdom for 45 days per year. Employees are permitted to work in any country where the United Kingdom has a double taxation agreement. The appetite for working abroad has shot up in recent months as many companies have cut back remote-working freedoms. Searches for ‘work from anywhere’ peaked at the highest in the past five years…

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Northvolt raises $1.2 billion convertible note as first energy storage systems are produced at Northvolt Dwa

Stuart Mitchell

As Northvolt assembles its first battery systems at Northvolt Dwa in Poland, the company today announced the raising of $1.2 billion to finance plans for its further European and North American expansion. The funding is an extension of the $1.1 billion convertible note signed in July 2022, and has attracted investment from funds labeled dark green in accordance with Article 9 of the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR). Leading the extension are the Investment Management Corporation of Ontario (IMCO), BlackRock and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments), as…

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7 in 10 Brits want restaurants to be more sustainable and majority worry about impact of climate change on food production

Stuart Mitchell

A new survey has revealed that nearly two thirds of the UK public (61%) worry food production will be impacted by climate change, and 7 in 10 Brits (70%) want restaurants to make themselves more sustainable. Despite the cost-of-living crisis, almost 1 in 3 people (32%) would be willing to pay extra to eat at a restaurant that operates sustainably or offers a more sustainable menu. The research was commissioned by Belu and WaterAid to explore consumer attitudes to sustainability in the hospitality sector, and to raise awareness of the…

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